crossroad

cross·road

noun \ˈkrȯs-ˌrōd also -ˈrōd\

Definition of CROSSROAD

1

: a road that crosses a main road or runs cross-country between main roads

2

usually plural but singular or plural in construction a : the place of intersection of two or more roads b (1) : a small community located at such a crossroads (2) : a central meeting place c : a crucial point especially where a decision must be made

Examples of CROSSROAD

1. Traffic was stopped at the crossroad.
2. We turned onto a crossroad.

First Known Use of CROSSROAD

1686

Related to CROSSROAD

Synonyms: carrefour, corner, crossing, crossway(s), intersection, junction

Related Words: cloverleaf, interchange, overpass, underpass; circle, rotary, roundabout [British], traffic circle

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Rhymes with CROSSROAD

abode, anode, bar code, boatload, busload, byroad, carload, cartload, caseload, cathode, church mode, commode, corrode, dead load, decode, diode, displode, download, dress code, dynode, embowed, encode, epode, erode, explode, forebode, freeload, front-load, geode, high road, implode, inroad, live load, lymph node, no-load, off-load, outmode, payload, planeload, postcode, post road, railroad, rhapsode, sarod, shipload, side road, Silk Road, skid road, source code, spring-load, square-toed, tetrode, threnode, trainload, triode, truckload, unload, upload, zip code